Language is a powerful tool. The words we choose do more than name or describe things; they assign status and value. Be careful, then, how you choose words that refer to non-human animals, for you may be using expressions that maintain prejudices against them.

We have a responsibility to help every nonhuman person who is suffering from human supremacy--not just those who are physically enslaved by humans. Our waste (especially plastic) and our invasion of their habitats are two of the biggest ways we intrude on the lives of free-living animals.